At the moment Kristin Bauer van Straten (Pam the vampire) has a few True Blood memorabilia items up for auction on eBay. Among the items is this spectacular oil painting she did of co-star Alexander Skarsgard (who played her maker Eric Northman in HBO’sTrue Blood).

All the proceeds from the items auctioned will go to her preferred charity, Out for Africa documentary by Kristin Bauer van Straten and Children’s Arts Education Scholarship Fund. You can view the details for this auction below. If you want to bid on this item, please click here. Alternatively, you can view her full list of auction items by clicking here.

ORIGINAL and ONE OF A KIND oil painting by ‘True Blood’ star Kristin Bauer van Straten of her co-star Alexander Skarsgard.

The painting is oil on canvas and measures 14” x 18″ (35,5 x 46 cm).
Kristin Bauer van Straten and Alexander Skarsgard both signed the painting. Authentic autographs.
The auction winner will also receive a 8×10 photo of Pam signed by Kristin Bauer van Straten.

Payment:
All payments must be received within 3 days of auction end.
Payment by PayPal only.

Shipping:
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Dispatch Times:
We aim to ship all items as soon as possible. Depending on the availability of Kristin Bauer van Straten to sign the item.

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Proceeds of the auction will go towards the Out for Africa documentary by Kristin Bauer van Straten and Children’s Arts Education Scholarship Fund.

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Autographed Movie to Help Bajen Aid

True Blood‘s Alexander Skarsgard donated a bunch of items to askarsgardnews.com to help raise funds for Bajen Aid. Bajen Aid is a non-profit organization raising funds to help save Skarsgard’s favorite soccer team Hammarby from going bankrupt. This week’s item is an autographed copy of the romantic comedy Hundricket the Movie(translated The Dog Trick). The 2002 movie was personally signed by Skarsgard on October 3, 2010 while he was visiting Stockholm, Sweden. This rare Regional 2 (UK) formatted copy with no English subtitles is available for bidding by fans on eBay, beginning October 27 and will run 10 days. Click here to bid. All proceeds will be donated to Bajen Aid.

Source: askarsgard.com – New Item Up for Auction in Our Fight to Save Hammarby

In advance of the release of True Blood, Season 2, on DVD May 25, the-trades.com reviewed the the series and the five disc set. I won’t recount the entire season here, as most of us have already seen it, but I will focus on the site’s review and the DVD set’s features.

The-Trades.com cites their highlights of the season, including:

1. Sookie‘s discovery of another telepath in Dallas

2. Eric‘s opinion of human children just before asking Sophie-Anne a favor

3. Bill‘s reunion with his maker, Lorena

While the site gave a very thorough and concise rundown of Season 2, I think it fell short when recounting Season 2 hits.

There were several well acted arcs and scenes beyond those noted above:

1. Jason‘s slow descent into the Fellowship of the Sun and his interactions with Steve, Sarah, and Luke (who could forget when Sarah tells him that God wants them to be together or when she tells him they must confess to Steve?)

3. Sookie‘s blood bond with Eric, and the effect it has on her, in addition to her affinity to and compassion for Godric

There are too many more to recount! Luckily, the Season 2 disc set will let you relive your favorite scenes again and again. In addition to all 12 episdoes, the set also includes commentary on episodes 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12 from all the major players including Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis, and Alexander Skarsgard. Bonus features also include Fellowship of the Sun sermons designed to incite the vampire hate in you led by either Reverend Steve Newlin or his wife, Sarah; and, “The Vampire Report” news magazine covering all current events involving vampires with a commercial for the American Vampire League and public service announcements geared toward vampires (have you been tested for Hepatitis D?). All in all, a well conceived season with a series of bonus features designed to enhance the existing episode content and further your entrenchment into the supernatural world of Sookie Stackhouse.

Season 2 will be released on Standard DVD, Blu-Ray disc, and in digital download format on May 25 and will be available from the HBO Store, Amazon, and iTunes.